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[email protected] · January 23rd 09, 08:43 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Jeremy Parker) wrote:

I seem to recall reading that some Americanisms came over with
Chicago financier Yerkes, who founded a London tube/bus empire at
the beginning of the 20th century, after having to leave Chicago
under a cloud, because of something to do with financing the
Chicago El'.

Wasn't there one of his minions, an ex and restored Brit' from New
Jersey, who became Lord Stanley?

You mean Albert Henry Stanley (1874-1948), who became Lord Ashfield. Born
in Derby but his early career was in the USA, including Detroit and New
Jersey.

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Colin Rosenstiel